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MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

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Minnesota schools plan to continue virtual learning options in fall 2021

Minnesota schools plan to continue virtual learning options in fall 2021

Many Minnesota students, parents and school leaders are hoping the next school year will look more normal. But the pandemic has transformed the face of education and some schools are planning to keep virtual learning as an option come fall. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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First-generation college graduates navigate mountain of student loan debt

First-generation college graduates navigate mountain of student loan debt

A growing legion of people in Minnesota and across the nation are hoping President Joe Biden will take steps to ease what’s become a massive student debt problem. Supporters say that debt, more than $1.6 trillion currently, is holding back the American economy, keeping people from buying homes, getting married and otherwise taking their next steps in life — and affecting Black and brown borrowers in unequal ways.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws

On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws

On the third anniversary of the Parkland school shooting, President Joe Biden called on Congress to strengthen gun laws — including requiring background checks on all gun sales, and banning assault weapons.
by The Associated Press

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CDC offers clearest guidance yet for reopening schools

CDC offers clearest guidance yet for reopening schools

The updated guidelines make key changes to earlier language, including a new color-coded chart that divides school reopening options into four zones, based on the level of community transmission.
by Cory Turner, Anya Kamenetz and Tamara Keith

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White House says it will defer to CDC on reopening schools

White House says it will defer to CDC on reopening schools

The White House says it's aiming for a full reopening of schools but will defer to science experts on how to get there in the middle of a pandemic. 
by The Associated Press

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Fauci: Vaccines for kids as young as first graders could be authorized by September

Fauci: Vaccines for kids as young as first graders could be authorized by September

For this to happen by the start of the next school year, trials need to prove the vaccine is safe and effective in children. Experts say manufacturers aren’t moving quickly enough, and that this is important for achieving herd immunity and stopping the spread of variants.

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Is one day a week enough? Biden's school goal draws blowback

Is one day a week enough? Biden's school goal draws blowback

Biden’s initial pledge in December was to reopen “the majority of our schools” in his first 100 days in office. The White House now says schools will be considered opened as long as they teach in-person at least one day a week.
by The Associated Press

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Around the U.S., schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall

Around the U.S., schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall

After seeing two academic years thrown off course by the pandemic, school leaders around the country are planning for the possibility of more distance learning next fall at the start of yet another school year.
by The Associated Press

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